Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-15
ROHANCE IN LIFE.
From Torecastic and COai-Tard 80
abe Pulpit.

From Torecastic nnd COai-Tard 80
abe Pulpit.
| TIE Boston record has been told story
| a story OF real llie-a sto~y OF struggle with
the apparently impossible; ofamb.tiOn OF
| success 50 wonderful that some will say
that il is but romlucc-a story 81 love and
il elimination Is fitting and iina
triumph.
One evening last week 4 pretty wedding
was sOlcmnized at beautiful residence ia
| EOXbury. The bride was attircd in heavy
white silk, and wore 4 v0luminous veil.
scores Of intelligent men and beautiful
| women crowded about With their congrgtu.
lations. Many ard costly were tbe kin,
which were bestowed upon the bridal pair
| by their friends, and many were the con-
| gratulaiiOns which were sh0Wered upon
them. But tins I, anticipating.
II was about thirteen years ago that
| vessel flying a foreign flag entered tire h1r-
! Dor u Providence, Il. |. Among toe
crew was a Young Norwegian. scarcely
| more than lad. who, as the vessel entered
| The bay and finally dropped anchor in IA,
| outer harbcr, gaZed upon theplmoSt mitch.
ltss beauty q the Nirra5anseit ,horc'
| Ills heart lied within himas he thought
II til, a, The western land Of promise, oi
| which he had 50 often heard, and great
| determination rose in his heart 90 mlk"
| this b., future home, 10 bring hithcf hi
| widowed u0thCr. and establish for them
| both bahtation in Ire land OF liberty.
His VOYAGE over, be received the pi,t1nce
| due him End went on shore. lle was alone.
q stranger in a strange land. True. he
could speak Eu-li>h, for he had been
taught The language in the Norwegian
.clools. Beyond this he was helpless.
Where should he turn Whittier should
be 20?
lie wandered along the dock, until he
reached the great iron draw bridge which
spans the river almost 1t lis mouth. llllf
crossing the bridge be stopped in mid
stream ard stood gazing down the bay. IT,
could see the vessel in - hich he cane, The
only home De knew. The nlg -ti;l differed
At he Tcak and seemed TO call 10 him 10 re-
turn 10 the land Of the North. But he could
not DO that. lie had resolved to .est tins
new world and see what 1t bad IN store for
him. But where should he look Tor shell
ter; 10 whom should be look for aid
For some time be stood thus glZinr
down the bay and lost I'D Toyerc. lie Gid
not hear he low tramp OF bOr-c and TIM
duil lumLlc 81 wheel, upon the pllubs on
the bridge. he Gld not notice that the ye.
hiclc suddenly stopped near him. and thai
Ilca,ani-faced gentlemen was leaning
from buggy and looking intcnily at hIm.
\ moment more and be was startled by o.
exclamation:
"HullO
Tie young Norwegian turned and sIw
What las been described. Tnc gentleman
IN the buggy beckoned 10 him. ilc drew
near, wondering.
9 H.. .
yOu sanding mere ior;' asked The gentle
man, kindly.
~ am a Norwegian sailor, SIR al
,vcrcd the young man. - have jul
reached your country, and think viii |
stay ii can tina home aHd work. !
perhaps can help you. Get in WITH |
ne. Rill see what can do Tor you
Tie Norwegian complied, still wonder. |
iie. lie va, taken 10 the house OF |
swedish cmp0yc u hs neNiy-fOunG |
friend. where he found q temporary home |
Ia aicw dasAf OK was provided for him.
md ms cdd& in tai, country was fairy |
bteun.
TIE limits % q ucwsplper article are iD- |
sufficient 10 tell Che tale OF the subsequent |
decade. by hard Ibor. he succeeded in |
saving money enough 10 bring BIT, mother |
10 his new bone. Then hts h,ppiue-, wa. /
tNLfUlfAFs lNA fNA AliE Ntt'A III HAA ~ AN !
be " ~ thfOwn Out OF work. This was in
the hsrd winter Oi 1916. Nothing opened
for ban save situation In a cOil-yIrd. |
here be was employed IN delivering Goa
10 customers. But be yel,ncd for sOme.
thing better tngn lhi4. A great ambition
hncd hi, soul. lie determined to become
minister.
What shall 1 do:" he inquired OF q
friend.
"Gct thorough education first" va.
DE advice. land then see what opens"
he had no money, but he nad a brave
heart. Procuring a few elementary Latin
aud Greek books be took them under his
ann and directly enlisted for a year a. al
Ordinary scamun on bolrd the reYenue.cut.
ter samuel Dexter. \ queer thing to 10,
YOU say. SO il was, but be knew what b.
was about. lie studied diligently in all hi,
spare hours, and when bis term OF enlist.
mrut had expired he had kept pace with the
class at the preparatory school at the East
Greenwich, and, having saved his wages,
had sufficient funds 10 pay his tuition for
tie second year. lie studied hard. The
next summer be was employed a a sailor
on Lester Waliack's Yacht, add 80 earned |
and saved moUcy enough 10 carry him
through the third YER and III bin for
Iaie.
Tue next year he entered Yale and ,trug.
god through by teaehng and preaching
a ycrt,on Oi the time he was employed by |
Professor Phelps, now United States Minis.
ter io Englind. - q private tutor in his
family lie Eas rising IN the world, YOU
see.
4 graduate 81 Yale finally. with 4 high |
7ank, he entered the theological school, and |
'or The first year occupied the pulpit OF o
church in small rown near New HWen
Then lie was called 10 the theological
school Ut Chicago, where he Taught Eng
lisa TO class OF SCANDINAVIAN students.
Meantime he completed hs studio, In the.
Oiogs and feN months ago was graduated |
" i'm honor.
Now comes our loye.stOry, adding a
charming chapter TO this romantic life. Iii,
y idowed mother had taken a secOad hu'-
bsnd ard had settled upon farm IN Ia.
! Ola. Last summenihe wht0m Norwegian
sailor, now college and theological grada-
ate, gentleman cultivated. educated, and
refined, iOurneycd 70 Dakota for the pur-
pose OF paying a visit to his mother.
W bile here be met young lady |
u Boston. who was visiting friend.
1t the West. The story has already
been surmised. The pretty wedding
With which this story opens WAS the reinlt.
A few months will be pissed In this city
'mong friends, and then the two will go
away TO the West; but where Already
two DAKOTA churches have extended to him
rails to the pastorate. The American
lome.Mission Society solicits his help In
he Scandinavian missions OF the great
Northwest. The Chicago Theological
school is holding wide open its doors for
81 return.
"What wonderful story" you saw.
What wonderful success. Can stranger
story be found In the pages OF romance!